Manic Nirvana

Manic Nirvana
Studio album by
Robert Plant
Released19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
Recorded1989
StudioOlympic Studios (London)
Genre
Length49:43
LabelEs Paranza
Producer
Robert Plant chronology
Now and Zen
(1988) 		Manic Nirvana
(1990) 		Fate of Nations
(1993)
Singles from Manic Nirvana
  1. "Hurting Kind"
    Released: March 1990
  2. "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
    Released: June 1990[1]

Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released 19 March 1990 on Es Paranza Records, Plant's own label. Lead single "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held #1 on the US Mainstream Rock charts for six consecutive weeks.

The vinyl release had 10 songs (five per side) rather than 11, omitting "She Said".

"It has the savvy and emotional strength you'd expect from an adult," enthused Entertainment Weekly.[2]

Reissues

Manic Nirvana was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records on 20 March 2007, this edition included 3 bonus tracks which were taken from the 1990 European CD single release of "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".

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Track listing

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones, Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell4:04
2."Big Love"Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell4:24
3."S S S & Q"Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell4:38
4."I Cried"Plant, Johnstone4:59
5."She Said" (CD and cassette only)Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell5:10
6."Nirvana"Plant, Jones, Boyle4:36
7."Tie Dye on the Highway"Plant, Blackwell5:15
8."Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"Stephen Schlaks, Mel Glazer4:36
9."Anniversary"Plant, Johnstone5:02
10."Liars Dance"Plant, Boyle2:40
11."Watching You"Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell4:19
2007 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Oompa (Watery Bint)"Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell5:48
13."One Love"Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell3:15
14."Don't Look Back"Billy Vera3:02

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Laila Cohen – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Harding – backing vocals
  • Micky Groome – backing vocals (2)
  • Bob Stride – backing vocals (2)
  • Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices (11)

Production

  • Phil Johnstone – producer
  • Robert Plant – producer
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – co-producer, engineer
  • Bill Price – mixing (1, 2)
  • Darren Allison – assistant engineer
  • Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer
  • Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
  • The Leisure Process – art direction, design
  • Julia Stone – electronic illustrations
  • Ralph P. Fitzgerald – cover photography

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
  2. ^ Siân Llewellyn, Siân, ed. (April 2018). "The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s". Classic Rock. No. 247. p. 37.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Robert Plant | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Recording Industry Association of America.